squirrel cage

[ skwur-uhl keyj, skwuhr-uhl ]

/ ˈskwɜr əl ˌkeɪdʒ, ˈskwʌr əl /

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noun

hamster wheel (defs. 1, 2).

a cage containing a hamster wheel.

Origin of squirrel cage

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby squirrel cage

squireling, squirm, squirmy, squirrel, squirrel away, squirrel cage, squirrel corn, squirrelfish, squirrel monkey, squirrel's-foot fern, squirrel-tail grass

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Example sentences from the Web for squirrel cage

Fixing the fire, and now I'm going to see about getting the right sort of wood for the floor of a squirrel-cage.
Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People|Constance D'Arcy Mackay
This ring is made up of laminated disks with squirrel-cage bars and slots alternating.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions|Henry C. Horstmann
I had given up sleeping in the house, with its squirrel-cage rooms, preferring the soft prairie hay of the barn.
Track's End|Hayden Carruth
And you could call the place the Squirrel-Cage, suggested Bob.
The Turner Twins|Ralph Henry Barbour

There was great consultation all that day, which ended in Tom Stubbs bringing a squirrel-cage.
The Last of the Peterkins|Lucretia P. Hale

British Dictionary definitions for squirrel cage

squirrel cage

noun

a cage consisting of a cylindrical framework that is made to rotate by a small animal running inside the framework

a repetitive purposeless task, way of life, etc

Also called: squirrel-cage motor electrical engineering the rotor of an induction motor with a cylindrical winding having copper bars around the periphery parallel to the axis

an electric fan with many long narrow blades arranged in parallel so as to form a cylinder about an axis around which they spin

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单词	squirrel cage
释义	squirrel cage [ skwur-uhl keyj, skwuhr-uhl ] / ˈskwɜr əl ˌkeɪdʒ, ˈskwʌr əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR squirrel cage ON THESAURUS.COM noun hamster wheel (defs. 1, 2). a cage containing a hamster wheel. Origin of squirrel cage First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby squirrel cage squireling, squirm, squirmy, squirrel, squirrel away, squirrel cage, squirrel corn, squirrelfish, squirrel monkey, squirrel's-foot fern, squirrel-tail grass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for squirrel cage Fixing the fire, and now I'm going to see about getting the right sort of wood for the floor of a squirrel-cage. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People\|Constance D'Arcy Mackay This ring is made up of laminated disks with squirrel-cage bars and slots alternating. Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions\|Henry C. Horstmann I had given up sleeping in the house, with its squirrel-cage rooms, preferring the soft prairie hay of the barn. Track's End\|Hayden Carruth And you could call the place the Squirrel-Cage, suggested Bob. The Turner Twins\|Ralph Henry Barbour There was great consultation all that day, which ended in Tom Stubbs bringing a squirrel-cage. The Last of the Peterkins\|Lucretia P. Hale British Dictionary definitions for squirrel cage squirrel cage noun a cage consisting of a cylindrical framework that is made to rotate by a small animal running inside the framework a repetitive purposeless task, way of life, etc Also called: squirrel-cage motor electrical engineering the rotor of an induction motor with a cylindrical winding having copper bars around the periphery parallel to the axis an electric fan with many long narrow blades arranged in parallel so as to form a cylinder about an axis around which they spin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to squirrel cage grind, treadmill, nine-to-five, working day
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squirrel cage

noun

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noun

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